Stove-polish



UNTTED STATES ATENT @FFICE.

JOHN F. STEARNS, OF DEXTER, MAINE.

STOVE-=POLISH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,986, dated September 25, 1888.

(No specimens.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN F. S'rmnns, a eiti zen of the United States, residing at Dexter, in the county of Penobscot and State of Maine, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stove-Polish; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improved composition ofmatter for polishing stoves,iron,steel, 8m; and it consists ofa compound of the several ingredients hereinafter named and described.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved polish for stoves, iron, 830.. that will not smut or rub off, that can be applied witl1- out any disagreeable dust or odor arising, that will quickly produce a line gloss, take off all rust, till the pores of the iron, making thelatter su1ooth,and prod uee a brilliant luster with out gumming up.

My improved polish is composed of the following ingredients: To eleven (11) pounds of lye add one-half (5) pound of beef-tallow, onehalf(-}) pound of black-lead, two (2) ounces of lainpblack, one and one-halfflli) ounce ofloafsugar, one-halfQ) ounce of molasses, one-half ounce ofgum-arabic, and one halffl) ounce ofthe white ofan egg. These are all thoroughly mixed until the different parts are dissolved,

, forming ablack liquid ofabout the consistency a stove in the ordinary way with a common bristle brush, and is rubbed until a fine polish appears.

The lye in this polish removes all rust and gum that have collected on the surface of a stove, and the tallow enters the pores of the iron and prevents it from rusting. The blacklead and lamp-black constitute the black body of the polish, while the white of an egg hardens the compound and helps produce the fine gloss. The sugar sets the color, produces a pleasant odor, and with the gum-arable makes a hard smooth surface on the iron, while the molasses makes the composition spread smoothly.

There are numerous advantages gained by the use of this composition, one being that a stove covered with this polish and set in a damp place will not be known to rust, even if it remains for several years. Anotheris that it will not spoil a carpet if any should accidentally drop, for it can readily be taken up by the use of clean water without leaving a spot.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

As an improved article of manufacture, the herein-described eompositiomeonsistingoflye,

beef-tallow,black-lead,lamp-black, loaf-sugar, I

JOHN F. STEARNS.

\Vitnesses:

AMOS A. SPRINGALL, CHARLES W. STEARNS. 

